Partnership Board & Trustees

The GSA Biosphere’s Partnership Board is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) made up of representatives from public agencies, businesses, communities and organisations – people who live and work in Galloway and Southern Ayrshire.

All of the Partnership Board are Trustees of the SCIO and they meet quarterly to share their knowledge and expertise and help to guide the delivery of the GSA Biosphere Partnership’s Strategic Plan. Trustees get actively involved sitting on sub-committees to steer finance, governance and project delivery.

We welcome enquiries from individuals with experience of planning transformative change through strategic networks and visionary collaborations, and who are committed to a sustainable future for Scotland’s southwest. For further information about Trustee opportunities, please contact info@gsabiosphere.org.uk.

Partnership Board

John Thomson - Interim Chair Nether Linkins Farm

Martin Donaldson Port Logan Community

Andrew Bielinski RSPB Scotland

Cllr Alec Clark South Ayrshire Council

Joan Mitchell Bagbie Farm

Patrick Wiggins Sustainable Development

Chris Saunders Adventure Centre for Education

John McKerchar Turnberry Rugs

Cllr Drew Filson East Ayrshire Council

Keith Muir South of Scotland Dark Sky Network

Liaison Officers

Kate Musgrave South of Scotland Enterprise

Doug Howieson Scottish Forestry

Stuart Graham NatureScot